At least 8 initiatives from Tecnológico de Costa Rica (TEC) earned the institution a recognition by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). The institution will be rewarded for their work with refugees arriving in Costa Rica, that is, those who left their countries and migrated to another due to military, political or discriminatory […]
Archives for August 17, 2016
Book and Employment Fair at the UCR
The University of Costa Rica (UCR) will open its doors to the Book Fair which will run until Friday August 26th. This activity will start at 8:30 a.m. and end at 6 p.m., in the square on 24 de April, located in front of the Faculty of Social Sciences in the campus Rodrigo Facio, in […]
Uruca has a new early intervention center
there is a A new early intervention center, from Patronato Nacional de la Infancia (PANI), in La Uruca. This center will support 249 children of the area. Its objectives are to identify school age children who are at risk and analyze early interventions to improve their self-esteem. Ana Teresa León, PANI CEO, also explained that […]
91 people arrested in Jacó during World Surfing Games
During the 2016 World Surfing Games, which took place from August 6th to 14th in Jacó, officers of the security forces arrested 91 people for various reasons. According to data from the Department of Analysis and Statistics of the Ministry of Public Security, most arrests occurred for violating the Law on Psychotropic Substances, with a […]
Executive will not get involved in INCOFER’s issues
The Executive Branch announced that it will not take any actions regarding INCOFER’s issues, despite the fact that users were left without train service, which complicated the traffic in many areas, mainly in Heredia and Cartago. The Minister of the Presidency, Sergio Alfaro, said that the INCOFER’s executive president, Cristian Vargas, is the one who […]
Frente Amplio wants INCOFER CEO to appear before the Congress
Frente Amplio stated that Christian Vargas, CEO of the Instituto Costarricense de Ferrocarriles (INCOFER), should appear before the Income Control and Public Spending Congress’ Commission due to the train service suspension. Legislator Edgardo Araya, Frente Amplio head, made the announcement, and added that they will also summon the legal representatives of INCOFER subcontracted companies, which […]